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https://github.com/dreamwhite/Chonky-itlwm-Build

Intel Wi-Fi Drivers for macOS
https://github.com/dreamwhite/Chonky-itlwm-Build

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Intel Wi-Fi Drivers for macOS

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/dreamwhite/Chonky-itlwm-Build
Owner: dreamwhite
Created: 2022-04-28T22:47:20.000Z (over 2 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2023-07-22T00:39:03.000Z (over 1 year ago)
Last Synced: 2024-08-01T13:25:00.120Z (3 months ago)
Language: Python
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Size: 600 KB
Stars: 12
Watchers: 2
Forks: 0
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md

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        # Chonky-itlwm

The following guide will help you light that chonk `AirportItlwm.kext` and `itlwm.kext`

## Requirements

- [XCode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/)

- [IORegistryExplorer](https://github.com/utopia-team/IORegistryExplorer)

- [MacKernelSDK](https://github.com/acidanthera/MacKernelSDK)

- [itlwm](https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/itlwm)

- `7z` installed via [HomeBrew](https://brew.sh)

## How to proceed

After making sure that AirportItlwm stock kext works without any additional edit you can light the firmware from ~ 15MB to 2MB :)

### Identify your firmware version

Open IORegistryExplorer and locate your BT device. You should have something like this:

![](/.assets/images/ioreg.png)

In my case, the firmware version is `iwm-8000C-36`

### Slim that fat boi AirportItlwm

1. Clone itlwm and open the source project

2. Remove `FwBinary.cpp` from `$(source)/include/` as it contains already compressed firmware files

3. Remove every firmware file in `$(source)/itlwm/firmware` except the one which name starts with the previously identified firmware name (e.g. in my case `iwm-8000C-36`)

    - please note that some firmware may have a similar name from the one identified via IORegistryExplorer: choose the one that has the closest name

![](/.assets/images/firmware.png)

4. Clone MacKernelSDK onto `$(source)` with `git clone https://github.com/acidanthera/MacKernelSDK.git`.

5. Open XCode and build the project with `Release` configuration using `⇧⌘R` and after it finishes building the project, replace the old `AirportItlwm.kext` (or `itlwm.kext`) with the newly generated for your OS version

# How to generate every single firmware

Run `python3 main.py` and see the magic happen.

Created kexts will be in `Kexts` folder

# Issues

If you encounter any issue, please file a bugreport [here](https://github.com/dreamwhite/bugtracker/issues/new?assignees=dreamwhite&labels=bug&template=generic.md&title=)

# Credits

- [Apple](https://apple.com) for [XCode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/) and [IORegistryExplorer](https://github.com/utopia-team/IORegistryExplorer)

- [OpenIntelWireless](https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless) for [itlwm](https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/itlwm)

- [Acidanthera](https://github.com/acidanthera) for [MacKernelSDK](https://github.com/acidanthera/MacKernelSDK)

- [@1alessandro1](https://github.com/1alessandro1) for helping me through my mental breakdowns and `7z` args